Service difficulty report · Compressor Blade · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 11, 2015
Submitted
June 15, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N955U
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49427
Aircraft time
75,774 hours, 40,893 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D217A
Engine time
51,770 hours, 26,107 cycles
Part
Compressor Blade
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIR INTERRUPT, RETURNED & EMER DECLARED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT NOT OVERWEIGHT. DURING CLIMB, CREW REPORTS A COMPRESSOR STALL ON RT ENG FOLLOWED BY A REDUCTION IN EPR & INCREASE IN EGT. ACCOMPLISHED CARD 72-96-12 71-91-12 & BORESCOPE WITH A DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION OF RT ENG COMPRESSOR & TURBINE. BORESCOPE IDENTIFIED DAMAGE TO STAGE 12 & 13 COMPRESSOR BLADES. REPLACED THE RT ENG IAW MCM 71-91-03 & 71-91-09.

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